11/21/2012
An OurParents User Writes:
Valley Skilled Nursing Facility is an average sized, for profit, nursing home with 59 beds based in Sacramento, CA. At last check, the facility had 48 residents indicating that it is 81% occupied which is about average within the state of California. The provider accepts both medicare and medicaid programs, and provides resident counseling services.This nursing home is not located in a hospital or a continuing care retirement community (CCRC). As of November 2012, the medicare rating for Valley Skilled Nursing Facility, was 5 stars. Only 18% of nursing homes have 5 stars in California.We have compared the detailed Medicare data for Valley Skilled Nursing Facility with other senior care providers in California. When compare to the state averages for staffing, the number of registered nurse (RN) hours per resident per day is about average; Certified nursing assistant (CNA) hours per resident per day is about average; The number of licensed practical (LPN) or vocational nurse hours per resident per day is about average. The most recent health inspection was on 11/02/2011. To view the full report for this facility, and to understand more about its Medicare rating, go to here

04/11/2012
An Family Member of Current/Past Resident Writes:
Response to call buttons is extremely slow, physician response is slow, CNA and nursing staff language issues makes communication with patients and family an issue. More on-going training for staff is needed to bring the facility to a higher standard. A 5 star rating is generous at most.

Valley Skilled Nursing Facility, located in Sacramento, California provides the following services: Nursing Home. It accepts the following payment methods: Medicare and Medicaid. Valley Skilled Nursing Facility has received 5 stars from Medicare and an average user review rating of 4 stars. Valley Skilled Nursing Facility has a very good hospital, Sutter General Hospital, located nearby, which scored a 85 out of 100 in its most recent Medicare review. The Valley Skilled Nursing Facility's nearest hospital is 1 miles away. The zipcode (00000) in California, where Valley Skilled Nursing Facility is located, has an above average safety rating based on recent crime statistics. A more detailed description of the types of care for Valley Skilled Nursing Facility can be found here.

Nursing care facilities cater to several types of patients: some patients require short-term rehab while recovering from surgery; others require long-term nursing and medical supervision. In addition, some nursing homes offer specialized care programs for Alzheimer's or other illnesses, or short-term respite care for frail or disabled persons when a family member requires a rest from providing care in the home. Please note that you can help compare nursing homes by looking at the Medicare ratings of a given facility (Medicare has a 5-star rating system for comparing nursing homes). There are various ways for paying for care in a nursing home. Make sure you know your loved one's Medicare and Medicaid eligibility, and understand how you can use tools like long term care insurance to pay for nursing home care.

For more information about
Valley Skilled Nursing Facility
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Demographic Profile for Sacramento, CA,00000

Annual Crime

00000

Avg.

Violent Crimes

4

Property Crimes

4

Weather Conditions

Average High Temperature

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Average Low Temperature

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Rainy Days

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Environment

Provided By EPA; Closer to 100 is better

Air Quality

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Water Quality

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Superfund Sites

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Physicians per 100k

Cost Of Living

Compared to the National Average

Overall

100%
Below

Cost of Food

100%
Below

Utilities

100%
Below

Miscellaneous

100%
Below

Education

High School Graduate

Associate Degree

Undergraduate Degree

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People

Male Population

Female Population

Median Age

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Average Individual Income

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Population Change

Race

White

74.5

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

15.1

Black or African American

12.4

Some other race

5.6

Asian

4.4

Two or more races

2.2

American Indian and Alaska Native

0.8

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0.1

Please Note
Zip code-level crime information is provided by U.S. Census data. OurParents ALWAYS recommends that you visit the facility and check with local law enforcement authorities, and draw your own conclusions about the safety of any given care provider and area.